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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (NE)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NE)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (NE)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NE)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Bucky Irving Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NE)
Bucky Irving
RB Oregon
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NE)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NE)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Tanner McLachlan Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NE)
Tanner McLachlan
TE Arizona
Trevin Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 231 RND: 7 (NE)
Trevin Wallace
LB Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Ladd McConkey Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (LAC)
Ladd McConkey
WR Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LAC)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LAC)
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Draft Picks Traded
Marvin Harrison Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 3 RND: 1 (LAC)
Marvin Harrison Jr.
WR Ohio State
Players Gained
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Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB+
The Patriots found their guy under center in Daniels: B+.

The search is over. The Patriots handed the keys to Jayden Daniels, and the whole operation now runs on his development. It nets out to a B+, which feels about right.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

On value alone, McGlothern makes the weekend a net positive.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
In the 5th overall pick they get their quarterback of the future. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick34 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
By-the-book stuff, Xavier Legette at pick 34 squarely in line with his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick37 Rnd2 Ladd McConkey
Ladd McConkey at the 37th pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick68 Rnd3 Kingsley Suamataia
Kingsley Suamataia in pick No. 68 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick103 Rnd4 Bucky Irving
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Bucky Irving at slot 103. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick137 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
Jaylin Simpson in No. 137 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick180 Rnd6 Dwight McGlothern
You do not let a cornerback like Dwight McGlothern reach the Round 6 slot and blink. They did not. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick193 Rnd6 Tanner McLachlan
They went early on Tanner McLachlan in Round 6, Pick 18, and the value did not follow. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick231 Rnd7 Trevin Wallace
They took Trevin Wallace at par in Round 7, Pick 11, which is nothing to complain about. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.